The intriguing novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird is written by the prestigious author Harper Lee. Lee has utilised the lifestyle and attitudes towards African-Americans" in the 1930’s to create a novel which presents the reader with Lee’s attitudes and values. The dominant reading of the novel is focused on the issues of racial prejudice‚ but there are also a number of other alternative and oppositional readings. Examples of this are the Marxist and feminist readings which can be applied to the text
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In truth‚ there are many different ways to be a “lady” by society’s standards. It could entail being born into an old and powerful family‚ or it could simply require you have dignity and empathy‚ regardless of social standing. Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird features two very different women who have very different ladylike qualities. Throughout the book‚ those two women help shape Scout’s (the protagonist’s) childhood. Possessing glaringly different personalities‚ Scout nevertheless finds something
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In the novel ‘To Kill A mockingbird’ by Harper Lee there were many themes‚ the theme I thought was worth learning about was courage. The ideas to learn about courage were that there are two types of courage‚ physical and moral‚ and that Lee and I both clearly agree that moral courage is more important than physical courage. Through the actions of Atticus and Mrs Dubose‚ Lee shows us that this idea is worth learning about. We see Atticus’ physical courage in the mad dog incident. Tim Johnson‚ a
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Humans were made imperfect and we highlight other people’s flaws as an attempt to hide our own. Stereotypes are a big part of our society and they never fade away with time. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the pressures of the stereotypical society of the 1930s are portrayed by the behaviours of the characters Mayella Ewell‚ Bob Ewell and Tom Tom Robinson. Born into poverty and shame‚ Mayella Ewell was an outcast in Maycomb. She wanted for somebody to love her‚ which was something she had
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for her last days. | Mayella Ewell | | A doormat represents Mayella because she is always used by other people. She has to care for her siblings and her dad abuses her and she has no say for herself. | Atticus | | A mockingbird represents Atticus because like a mockingbird‚ Atticus tries to make everything peaceful and just. Atticus doesn’t harm anyone intentionally either. | Mr. Nathan Radley | | A gun represents Nathan because when he thought that a Negro was outside he tried to shoot at
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To Kill A Mockingbird Reading Guide Questions Chapter 1 1. a) Pride in ancestry and “tradition”“Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings.” (pg.1‚2)-pride in ancestry “It was customary for the men in the family to remain on Simon’s homestead‚ Finch’s Landing‚ and make their living from cotton.” (pg.2)- pride in tradition b) Pride in conformity and distrust of those who are
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TKAM Chapters 17-21-The Trial 1.Why is Bob Ewell so repulsive? How does Lee ensure our dislike? * Lee describes him as a ‘little bantam cock of a man’- bad view of him * Says that he ‘strutted to the stand’- cockiness when his daughter is at court for being raped * Said the ‘back of his neck reddening at the sound his name’- referring to him as a redneck (ill-educated person) * She describes disgusting way in which his family had to live ‘lived behind town in a garbage dump’
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ follows a young girl named Scout Finch who lives in a small town in Alabama called Maycomb. She goes around with her brother and her friend‚ Dill‚ and learns quickly that there is tension building up‚ as conflict breaks out when a woman accuses a black man of raping her. Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ Scout’s father‚ defends Tom Robinson‚ knowing he is innocent‚ and falsely accused.By presenting Boo Radley and Tom Robinson as characters who can’t comprehend
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To Kill A Mockingbird Quotes Directions: Know who said the quote‚ who is being spoken to‚ the significance of the quote to the novel or characterization. 1. “Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings” (Chapter 1‚ pg. 3). 2. “He [Atticus] liked Maycomb‚ he was Maycomb County born and bred; he knew his people‚ they knew him‚ and because of Simon Finch’s industry‚ Atticus was related by blood or
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The following essay is based on the theme of “Expectations” in the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. The novel set during the 1930’s depression in Maycomb south Alabama is based upon the ignorance and prejudice present in society. The theme of ‘expectations’ is an imperative motif which affects the events that occur throughout the novel. Social expectations were rigidly upheld in Southern Alabama in the 1930’s. These expectations determined what behaviours were acceptable for men and women‚ Caucasians
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